Grain hopper



April 6 1926. 1,580,073

W. O. NOTHNAGEL GRAIN HOPPER VFiled Sept. 9, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l EnevA-roR 31a/muto@ /4./fO Nerf-INA GEI.,

' www AApril -6 192e. 1,580,073

W. OA NOTHNAGEL GRAIN HOPPER Filed Sept! 9. 1922 2 Sheets-snee*L 2 To all whom t ma-'y Concern Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

wALrEia o.-NTHNAGEL, or uccoomrsnaasxaf -v GRAIN HOPPR.

. Application led September Be it known that I, .VALTR O..0TH-` Nasen, a citizen ofthe United States, re-` siding at McCook, in the county of Redwila specification.;

low and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful 'lmprovements in Grain Hoppers,` of which the following 1s The present Vinvention relates to a-"grain hopper for al combined harvester "and ,sepa-v rator and has forA it-s principal object Ato provide means for temporarilystoring the Y grain after it has been delivered from the combined *harvester`v and separator thereby doingY away with the Vnecessity ,of using a'f `wao'on and also preventing b loss of grain. y,

It is the common custom to have the elevator of the combined harvester and separator empty its contents into a wago-njand of course considerable is lost in changing wagon and great inconvenience is encountered but with my Vimprovement the hopper -is only emptied at the ends of the field while the machine is being oiled. i

Another important object of the invenconsiderable -V rtion is to provide a device of this nature which will be simple andV efiicient in construction, Vreliable, in operation, practically inexpensive to add a Vcombined harvester and thrasher, durable, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed'.

l/Vith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description'prcgresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction andthe vcombination andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.Y

In the drawings: v Y Figure 1 is a side view of the hopper and conveyer. Figure 2 is a sectional view of the hop' per shown in Fig. 1. i

Referring to the drawings in detail Vit will be seen that 1 designates 'a portion f e, i922. n. 537,074.

shape, while-ae ends@ e ma 9 and he top10 and'fbottom llare rectangular in shape,V The angle at ais an obtuse angle,

while the angle b ris an acute .angle n The angle at cy is :an .acutevangle while the angle at d is an obtuse angle.v

y It will tliereforebe noted that the slant. of the-bottom 11` from thekend 8 is greater than'k the slant ofthe top 5., sincethe ends and29 disposed vertically... An open,- ing 12" is provided 11i/the rtop Asr'ladj acent the lendy 8 and'y ay hinged door" is" Vsituated so as to fclose the opening 12when desired.I

`The elevator 14 from the combined har-v vester and separator extends overy the top 5 so as to terminate Vimmediately above the opening l2, whereby the grain may be de` livered into the hopper -when the combined harvester and separator is in operation. The purpose of the ldoor 13 is to prevent rainwater and the like getting into the hopper when the machine is not inuse. At the lower edge of the outer end of the hopper there yis provided a suitable spout 15 "having therein a suitable valve mechanism 16. This spout rand valve 16 are used for emptying the hopper 5 after `the combined wagon is moved under the spout l5 and they valve v16 open thereby allowingv the grain to readily pour from the hopper be'- cause ofthe vslanted bottom' 11.

Having thus described'my invention what I claim as new is z- 1. A device of the character described' comprising a hopperA including a pair of parallel trapezoidal sides, al'bottom of substantially angular inclination, a top, closed harvester and Avseparator has reached Vthe yend of a field, it being understoodthat a y ends, a valve mounted'at the lower'most zportion of the bottom, an opening formed in the top, a door adapted. to cover the said open* ing, and a supporting frame secured to the said hopper for mounting the same upon a harvester or the like.

2. A device of the class described vcomprising a hopper composed of a pair of parallel trapezoidal side members, a bottom plate secured to the lower edge of the side membersV at 'an angular inclination, a top plate having a slight inclination but assuming a plane vnearer the horizontal than the bottom, end plates adapted to enclose the said hopper, a

`chute formed atthe lower extremity of thek bottom, a 'valve mounted in the chute for controlling the passage of grain or the like,

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an opening formed in the top for the reception of grain, a supporting frame comprising a plurality of uprights, a plurality of braces adapted to securely retain the same in relation to the hopper, and means for readily mounting the said hopper and trame upon a harvester or the like.

8. A device of the class described comprising a substantially angular hopper, a delivery chute formed on the lower extremity of the hopper, a valve adapted to control the passage of mattei' through the chute, means for conveying matter into the upper end ot the hopper, and a supporting frame comprising a plurality of horizontal connected foundation strips, a plurality ot upwardly extending supports secured to the foundation strips and hopper, and av plurality of angular braces for securing the same to the hopper land means for mounting the said frame upon a harvester and separator or the like.

4f. A device of the class described comprising a hopper composed of sides, ends, top and bottom, the said bottom being arranged at an angular inclination, elevated adjacent its rear end and assuming a substantially lowered position at its forward end, the forward end being provided With an opening and having a chute formed to extend outward thereof, the top also having an opening adjacent its rear end, a hinged cover arranged to enclose the said opening in the top, a vertically movable gate mounted in the chute to control the delivery ot the material therethrough, and a supporting structure including a plurality of vertically arranged support bars secured to the forward, rear and intermediate portions ot' the hopper and a base frame adapted for convenient attachment upon a harvester..

p In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER o. NOTHNAGEL. 

